While I don’t approve of shoddy, dangerous repairs on tires or anything else of that significance to safety I detest condemnation of repairs that are considered safe and adequate by ‘real world’ professionals by sanctimonious, self righteous industry shills. How often do industry approved repairs seal water in the carcass and as a result steel belts corrode?
Maybe some would support laws that force people to have tire repairs ‘certified’ and preventing a car from being driven on the street until a ‘certified’ repair is made. And we can have tire patrols that stop cars and boot them if any section of tread is below 3/32". Maybe that can be tried in a few cities. And to make the tire patrols worthwhile there must be a fine for driving on tread below 3/32" or with a DOT date more than 6 years old or a missmatch in style, size or wear among the tires. Doesn’t that sound great when 7 in 10 Americans live pay check to pay check.
But what do Goodyear, Firestone, Goodrich, etc to with tires that are cured with a drill bit left in a mold vent that results in a hole? Guess what?They skive out the inner liner and vulcanize a patch in the tire that is difficult to discern by even a professional but no effort is made to seal off the body plies or belts from water intrusion. Profit rules in manufacturing and marketing.